Pizza Pretzels

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Pizza Pretzels

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1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon cornmeal

1 tablespoon white whole wheat flour

Refrigerated Pizza Dough (you can use 1 can Pillsbury Pizza Dough or homemade)

28 slices turkey pepperoni

8 pieces mozzarella string cheese

1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

1 cup tomato pasta sauce, heated

Instructions:

Heat oven to 425.  Brush large cookie sheet with 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.  Sprinkle cookie sheet with cornmeal.

Sprinkle flour over work surface.  On floured surface, unroll pizza crust dough; start at center, press dough into 16×10-inch rectangle.  With pizza cutter or knife, cut dough lengthwise into 4 (2 1/2-inch-wide) strips.

Evenly place 7 pepperoni slices on each dough strip, leaving 1/2-inch on each and uncovered.  Cut each string cheese in half lengthwise.  Place 4 cheese halves on pepperoni on each dough strip, overlapping ends to fit.

Bring up sides of each dough strip over pepperoni and cheese, and tightly pinch together, stretching dough as necessary to fully enclose cheese and pepperoni; pinch ends to seal.  Lightly roll and shape into 16-inch logs.  To make pretzel shape, form each log into U-shape.  Place pretzels on cookie sheet.  Brush pretzels with remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown.  Serve warm with pasta sauce for dipping.

Source: Pillsbury Bake Off Cookbook